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Article: CCAGW Releases 2007 Congressional Ratings.
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- Managed Care Weekly
- Article date:
- September 8, 2008
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The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) released its 2007 Congressional Ratings. Since 1991, CCAGW has examined roll-call votes to separate the taxpayer advocates in Congress from those who favor wasteful programs and pork-barrel spending (see also Council for Citizens Against Government Waste CCAGW).
The 2007 Congressional Ratings cover the voting year 2007, or the first session of the 110th Congress. CCAGW rated 100 key votes in the House. The entire House averaged 30 percent - a 1 point increase from 2006. House Republicans averaged 60 percent, up 14 percentage points from their grade of 46 percent in 2006; House Democrats averaged 5 percent, ...